Tire-protector.



J. RICHARDSON. TIRE PROTECTOR. APPLICATION FILED MAY 28,1909.

Patented Dec. 14, 1909.

ya WW patio Application filed May 28, 1999. Serial no. acacia T all whomit may concern:

Be t known that I, Jason Erormnnson, a

. citizen of the United States, residing Butfalo, 1n the county of Erieand State ot New York, have invented, a new and useful linproveinent inTire-Protectors. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved armor or protector of simple,eiticient and. inexpensive construction which is more particularlydesigned for preventing puncturing of pneumatic tires but Which alsooperates an auxiliary cushioning means for the wheel, so that itsupplements the resilience of the tire and thus serves to carry the,

. load -when used on a pneumatic tire which has become deflated from anycause. This armor may also he used in connection w th i a solid elastictire to increase the cushioning having a pneumatic tire and equippedwith.

etl'ee. on the Wheel. 1n the accompanying drawings: Figure is afragmentary side elevation of a wheel my improved armor. Fig. 2 is avertical transverse section of the same in line 2+2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is afragmentary longitudinal section in line 3-3, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference inliicate corralit of bearin sections orshoes whichv are E2 arranged in an annular row around the outer side ofthe tire. so as to for. practically a continuous protecting facingtherefor. Each of these sections is preferably of a length equal to ornearly so to the distance between two spokes of too Wheel and issubstantially crescent shaped in cross section and channel or trou 'hshaped lengthwise, its concave or channeleg inner side being adapted toreceive the tread of the tire and its outer side or tread beingpreferably substantially flat, as shown in Fig. 2. G represents aplurality of yokes forming part of the means whereby the bearingsections or shoes are connected trite l .ch oi? stein, s

yoltes l arch W the inner sir e a i at its opposite ercirciuntrlerentially through coinciding it, i1, on the companionopposing ends of the yoke and the hearing section, shown in l and irepresents a plurality of sarlrlles each of which straddles th tellywithin one of the yoites and bQitTiat its opposite ends against theinner side of the rim. From the central part or crown or each of thesarlrlles a guide post or st n projects outwardly through an open a thecrown or central part of the adjacent yoke, his post being pr ":hahlycon .nected with the joint. as show 1 din. lent wialL; ticular width orthe aranor is through tie holt la 'c'n t entl hearing a ns't outer si arim and a nut is; at its inner ench Washer m is interposed between thenut m anc. t 1e inner entl oi the adjacent post which Washer is oflarger character than the guide post or as to form a shoulder on thelatter. N represents spiral snrings 11 en; 'ounrl ing one of the postsand hearing its outer end against the inner side of the acljacent yokeWhile its inner entl nears against the shoulder formed by the Washer atthe inner end of the respective tie bolt. The resilieuce of the springsl l hoiols bearing sections or shoes yielclingly in their outermostposition thereby aiding the pneumatic tire in for? in "on "sort for loadon the Wheel. shoes are pressed under the action of a the yokes slitleouthe and when the whee. relieves. o.-. t the springs again move the cinto their normal position this movement being possible by providingsuiiicient space between hearing sections or for this purpose.

The shoes are constructed of iron steel or other strong hrdurablematerial. which will it" wear to which the as peter-ably the form or ahow r lch SLlilfiiCllGS the fell and run. trtun 1s detach.

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ctive sad o to permit or eniplo les to suit the pan of yokes adapted toextend over the inner side of the telly of the Wheel and each connectedat its opposite sides with the opposite sides of an adjacent shoe, aplurality of saddles adapted to straddle the inner side of 1 the folly.a guide stem or post extending inwardly from each saddle and through an.

My improved tire'arnior or protector does not add materially to the costof the equipment, it does not detract from the appearance of the wheel,and it can be easily applied to any of the standard Wheels nov on 3 ofyokcs adapted to extend over the inner the market.

I claim as my invention:

1. A tire protector comprising a plurality of channel shaped bearingsections or shoes which are adapted to engage their concave sides Withthe tread of the tire, and each provided on its opposite lateral sideswith tangential eyes, a plurality of yokes adapted to extend over theinner side of the telly of the Wheel and each provided on its oppositesides with tangential eyes, tangential bolts passing through the eyes ofthe yokes and the eyes on the corresponding sides of the bearingsections, and a spring bearing against each yoke and operating to holdthe respective bearing section yieldingly in its outermost position.

2. A tire protector comprising a plurality of channel shaped bearingsections or shoes which are adapted to engage their concave sides Withthe tread n? tlm tivn opening in the adjacent yoke, and "a springsurrounding each of sand stems and operating on the ad acent yoke forholdlng the respective hearing section yieldingly in its outermostposition.

A tire protector comprising a plurality of channel shaped bearingsections or shoes which are adapted to engage their concave sides withthe tread of the tire, a plurality side of the telly of the Wheel andeach connected at its opposite sides with the opposite sides of anadjacent shoe, a pluralityof saddles adapted to straddle the inner sideof the telly, a guide stem or post extending in- Wardly from each saddleand through an opening in the adjacent yoke, a plurality of tie boltseach passing through the rim and telly of the Wheel and through one ofthe guide stems, and a spring surrounding the inner end of'each, stemand bearing at its outer end against the adjacent yoke and at its innerend against a shoulder on the adj acent stein.

\Vitness my hand this 25th day of May,

JASQN RICHARDSON. Witnesses TrInofL. Pore, ANNA Hnrcrs.

